IP Library Granted Patent US 10,176,176
Granted Patent B2
US 10,176,176 · App. 14/114,008 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

Assistance for video content searches over a communication network

Inventors: Sylvain Squedin (Nozay, FR); Alexandre Vanbelle (Antony, FR)
Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
G06F17/30023G06F17/3082G06F17/30781G06F17/30823
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Patent No.
US 10,176,176
App. No.
14/114,008
Granted
Jan 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for assisting video content searches over a communication network by a user, comprising: A step of determining a first content item (CZ) by said user; A step of automatically extracting semantic data from this first content item; A step of automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on this service or these services; A step of presenting that set of video content to the user.

Claims (36)

1. A method for assisting video content searches over a communication network for a user, comprising:

receiving a first content item from said user, wherein the first content item is textual and comprises a browser or a selected portion of an e-book or a PDF file;

automatically extracting semantic data from the first content item;

automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of said semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on said at least one service, wherein said at least one service is determined based on said semantic data; and

presenting said set of videos to said user,

wherein said method further comprises selecting a sub-set of videos from among said set, based on a criterion of semantic proximity between said first content and a description associated with the videos in said set.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said automatically extracting semantic data from the first content item further comprises:

extracting semantic data sentence by sentence or sentence block by sentence block;

determining refined semantic data comprising concepts;

weighting the extracted semantic data.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said method may be triggered by the selection of a first content item in a man-machine interface and by the selection of a software function accessible through said man-machine interface.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said automatically extracting semantic data comprises extracting “subject-verb-object” relationships.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the queries generated are constructed based on said relationships.

6. A communication terminal equipped with a processor configured to implement a method for assisting video content searches over a communication network for a user, comprising:

receiving a first content item from said user, wherein the first content item is textual and comprises a browser or a selected portion of an e-book or a PDF file;

automatically extracting semantic data from the first content item;

automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of said semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on said at least one service, wherein said at least one service is determined based on said semantic data; and

presenting said set of videos to said user,

wherein said method further comprises selecting a sub-set of videos from among said set, based on a criterion of semantic proximity between said first content and a description associated with the videos in said set.

7. A non-transitory computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute a method for assisting video content searches over a communication network for a user, comprising:

receiving a first content item from said user, wherein the first content item is textual and comprises a browser or a selected portion of an e-book or a PDF file;

automatically extracting semantic data from the first content item;

automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of said semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on said at least one service, wherein said at least one service is determined based on said semantic data; and

presenting said set of videos to said user,

wherein said method further comprises selecting a sub-set of videos from among said set, based on a criterion of semantic proximity between said first content and a description associated with the videos in said set.

8. A man-machine interface for a communication terminal, equipped to enable a user to select a first content item and to make it possible to trigger:

automatically extracting semantic data from said first content item, wherein said first content item is textual and comprises a browser or a selected portion of an e-book or a PDF file;

automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of said semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on said at least one service, wherein said at least one service is determined based on said semantic data;

presenting said set of videos to said user;

automatically selecting a sub-set of videos from among said set, based on a criterion of semantic proximity between said first content and a description associated with the videos in said set.

9. A method for assisting video content searches over a communication network for a user, comprising:

automatically determining a first content item for said user as a function of a displayed web page, a video being played, or the content of an email being read;

automatically extracting semantic data from said first content item;

automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of said semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on said at least one service, wherein said at least one service is determined based on said semantic data;

presenting said set of videos to said user;

wherein said method further comprises automatically selecting a sub-set of videos from among said set, based on a criterion of semantic proximity between said first content and a description associated with the videos in said set.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2014
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG
To: ALCATEL LUCENT
Reel/Frame 033677/0531 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 10, 2014
From: ALCATEL LUCENT
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG
Reel/Frame 032189/0799 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2014
From: SQUEDIN, SYLVAIN; VANBELLE, ALEXANDRE
To: ALCATEL LUCENT
Reel/Frame 031895/0113 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 11 54263 · May 17, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140122460A1 · May 1, 2014